Google News headlines and topics as JSON
Headlines by section (world, business, technology, ...), keyword search, topics, and article URL decoding. Not an official platform API. No account, no OAuth — pay per call with x402 or spend a prepaid credit balance with one API key.
/api/business/api/decode-article-url/api/entertainment/api/health/api/language-regions/api/latest/api/science/api/search/api/sport/api/technology/api/topic/:topicId/api/world
Also covers: headlines · news articles
compared to
What Google News is not
| Path | What it is | What you set up |
|---|---|---|
| Official Google News API | Does not exist — RSS is thin | N/A |
| NewsAPI.org / GNews | Their own article indexes, not Google's ranking | Their account |
| google-news.fetcher.sh | Google News as JSON, $0.005 per call | None for x402 |
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prices
12 GETs on this host
$0.005 per call in USDC. Same numbers as /prices on the directory.
| GET | What it returns | USDC / call | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
GET /api/business | Business | $0.005 | docs |
GET /api/decode-article-url | Decode article URL | $0.005 | docs |
GET /api/entertainment | Entertainment | $0.005 | docs |
GET /api/health | Health | $0.005 | docs |
GET /api/language-regions | Language regions | $0.005 | docs |
GET /api/latest | Latest | $0.005 | docs |
GET /api/science | Science | $0.005 | docs |
GET /api/search | Search | $0.005 | docs |
GET /api/sport | Sport | $0.005 | docs |
GET /api/technology | Technology | $0.005 | docs |
GET /api/topic/{topicId} | Topic | $0.005 | docs |
GET /api/world | World | $0.005 | docs |
questions
FAQ
Is there an official Google News API?
Is this NewsAPI.org?
Do I need an official developer account?
Is there a monthly minimum or subscription?
Can I pay for a single request?
the main one
start here
$0.005 per callSearch
/api/searchKeyword search across Google News, scoped to one language edition.
try an example
opens the payment page in a new tab · $0.005 per call
quick start
Call Google News in 30 seconds
curl -H 'Authorization: Bearer bby_live_...' \
'https://google-news.fetcher.sh/api/search?keyword=artificial+intelligence&languageCode=en-US'# call without payment to inspect the 402 challenge
curl -i 'https://google-news.fetcher.sh/api/search?keyword=artificial+intelligence&languageCode=en-US'
# HTTP/1.1 402 Payment Required
# payment-required: <base64 payment requirements>No key yet? Top up once (minimum $1) and the first response contains your bby_live_ key — one balance works across every fetcher.sh service. Generate one.
mcp
Add Google News to Claude or Cursor
This host serves 12 named Google News tools at /mcp. Catalog discovery (search, describe, fetch any path) lives on mcp.fetcher.sh.
{
"mcpServers": {
"fetcher": { "url": "https://google-news.fetcher.sh/mcp" }
}
}Specialized tools: google_news_business, google_news_decode_article_url, google_news_entertainment, google_news_health, google_news_language_regions, google_news_latest, google_news_science, google_news_search, google_news_sport, google_news_technology, google_news_topic, google_news_world. Browse every service on mcp.fetcher.sh.
reference
All 12 Google News endpoints
Click any endpoint to open its console: fill the parameters and try it live — the payable URL opens in a new tab, ready for a browser wallet.
Top up once — then hammer all 12 endpoints with one key
One x402 payment funds a credit balance. Every call after that is a plain Bearer request: no signing, no chain round-trip, more requests per second. The same balance works on every fetcher.sh service.
Agents: paste Set up https://google-news.fetcher.sh/skill.md into your agent — it reads the skill and sets everything up.